Project Gutenberg 2016-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 89 Kivinen, Niilo 1862 1895 Kivimäki, Nikolai Kivimaki, Nikolai Niku Vanhoillinen: Romaani Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Vanhoillinen" by Niilo Kivinen is a novella written in the late 19th century. The text, which reflects life in rural Finland, particularly the establishment of a local school in a small community, brings to life the struggles and resistance of an elderly farmer named Ylli Mäkelä, who grapples with the changing times and the push for modernization. The narrative intricately weaves through themes of tradition versus progress, emphasizing the impact of education on rural life. The opening of "Vanhoillinen" introduces us to Ylli Mäkelä, who has built a prosperous farmhouse on land that was once wilderness. He is depicted as a proud yet stubborn individual, resistant to the idea of a local school that his son-in-law, Erkki, supports. Ylli's interactions with both his family and the local pastor illustrate his conflict between maintaining traditional ways and navigating the encroaching modern values represented by new educational initiatives. As the story unfolds, the tension builds around the need for a school in the community and the differing opinions within Ylli's family, highlighting the generational divide and the challenges of adapting to a rapidly evolving society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Finnish fiction -- 19th century PH Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels 176357 2025-06-23T18:34:03.070107 text/html 176168 176107 2024-10-21T15:17:20.908913 2023-09-22T11:55:56.368208 text/html text/html 134445 2025-06-23T18:34:17.967071 application/epub+zip 136056 2025-06-23T18:34:10.686109 application/epub+zip 136056 2025-06-23T18:34:05.523101 application/epub+zip 289228 2025-06-23T18:34:24.649025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268924 2025-06-23T18:34:17.202045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208737 2022-09-23T16:25:00.476334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158238 2025-06-23T18:34:02.664116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138579 2024-10-23T00:24:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11445 2025-06-23T18:34:24.859037 application/rdf+xml 15005 2025-06-23T18:34:10.029077 image/jpeg 3731 2025-06-23T18:34:09.742142 image/jpeg 135882 2025-06-23T18:34:03.088117 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia